fifteen minutes' exposure, but after thirty and sixty minutes' exposure no difference whatever could be detected.—Lancet. LILIUM TIGRINUM AS A HEART REMEDY.-A prominent symptom calling for lilium tigrinum is a sensation as if the heart were being squeezed in a vise, and as if all the blood had gone from the heart, which produces a feeling as if the patient must bend double. There is also an inability to walk straight. A fluttering of the heart, which is liable to come on suddenly, is a prominent symptom of lilium. A feeling of faintness is an accompanying symptom. There is also a sensation of heaviness in the region of the heart and a severe pressive pain, accompanied with palpitation. The symptoms are worse at night, and are aggravated on lying down. A taste of blood in the mouth is an indicative symptom calling for the administration of this drug, as is also the feeling as if the chest contained too much blood.-Dr. F. Kopp in Homœopathic World. New Publications. Characteristic, A TEXT BOOK OF MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS. Writers on drug-symptomatology enjoy the pleasure of knowing that their work, once done, will not be rendered useless, or almost useless, by the evolutions which in almost every other branch of medical literature renders new editions necessary at brief intervals if the work is to be kept strictly up to date. And thus J. F. Allen's Handbook, and Clarke's "Dictionary," and Lilienthal's "Therapeutics" and all the old books on materia medica to which one gets accustomed in the course of time, so far as they go, will be just as useful and reliable in the year 2009 as they are to-day. The writer has seen Cowperthwaite's "Materia Medica" grow from a small beginning to a portly volume, the growth in portliness arising from the introduction of additional remedies in the successive editions and from the more liberal treatment of remedies in the way of expansion of their symptom-records. Yet, the book does not appear to have changed much otherwise, and in reality there is no great reason why it should have changed, save as indicated. To those who have been in the habit of referring freely to the older editions, it will seem the most natural thing in the world to continue the use of Cowperthwaite, and to get the new edition, as the wear and tear of constant handling makes this advisable. To the practitioners who are not familiar with the work, it may be safely recommended as a reliable and useful book for both students and physicians. DISEASES OF THE LIVER, PANCREAS AND DUCTLESS GLANDS. By A. L. Blackwood, M. D., Professor of Clinical Medicine and Materia Medica in the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, etc. 200 pages. Cloth, $1.25. Postage, 5 cents. Philadelphia. Boericke & Tafel. 1907. A "handy" little volume giving a résumé of the subject to which it is devoted. Thoroughness in so small a space is, of course, out of the question, and the reader who desires full information is bound to be disappointed. As a "first step," it is, however, useful, and to the medical student especially it will prove welcome. DISEASES OF THE PERSONALITY. By Professor Th. Ribot, Paris. Translated, (with homœopathic annotations), by P. W. Shedd, M. D., New York. 142 pages. Cloth, $1.00. Postage, 7 cents. Philadelphia. Boericke & Tafel. 1909. Dr. Shedd has done the profession a great service in rendering into plain English this valuable, even though brief, treatise of Prof. Ribot. Of the merits of the original text no discussion is necessary, since its value is fully recognized by a large circle of scientific readers; in fact, it is more suggestive and infinitely more instructive than the great majority of recent and often too pretentious publications on "psychic" subjects. Dr. Shedd has added a large number of annotations intended to show how close the interest in the subject which we, as homoeopaths, should take, because of the intimate relationship between the essential teaching of Hahnemann and his followers, as it exalts and utilizes mental conditions and mental phenomena (symptoms), and recent developments in the field of psychology. The book possesses an unusual interest, quite out of proportion to its unpretentious exterior, and should be extensively read by all thoughtful physicians. THE FOOD TRACT. Its Ailments and Disease of the Peritoneum. By A. L. Blackwood, B. S., M. D., Professor of Clinical Medicine and Materia Medica in the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago. 359 pages. Cloth, $1.75. Postage, 9 cents. Philadelphia. Boericke & Tafel. 1909. A manual possessing the advantages and disadvantages arising from enforced brevity, especially when so large and important a subject as the entire food-tract is under discussion. The author is to be congratulated upon having done better than most of us would have done with such limited space at our disposal, for he has omitted few important matters and has managed to speak at considerable length of points which demand fullness of consideration. A very satisfactory feature of the present manual is the frequent use made of tables for purposes of differential diagnosis. PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO MEDICINE. Introductory studies by David N. Wells, M. D., Lecturer on Mental Psychology, etc., Boston University Medical School. Philadelphia. F. A. Davis Company, Publishers. 1907. A small volume (pp. 136) prepared for the use chiefly of the undergraduates and those physicians who have not taken the pains to familiarize themselves with recent literature upon the subject of psychology. It fully answers the purpose for which it was written and repays careful perusal. THE SCIENTIFIC REASONABLENESS OF HOMEOPATHY. By Royal J. Copeland, A. M., M. D. May, 1909. This reprint, in form of a neat little volume, from the Chironian, as stated by the author, "is the outgrowth of a series of addresses, given by the writer during the past half dozen years." Most of these addresses are familiar to the reader, for their merits have led to their extensive publication and reading. It is a pleasure to now have them in a somewhat permanent form, for they make excellent reading, and gain by repeated study. HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. An elementary text-book of Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene. By John W. Ritchie, Professor of Biology, College of William and Mary, Virginia. World Book Company, Yonkers-onHudson, New York. 1909. In the course of time there has been put upon the market, for use in common schools of this country, a long list of text-books on physiology and hygiene which excelled, one and all, in inaccuracy of statements, obsoleteness of teaching, and in utter unfitness for the very purposes which they undertook to serve. Ritchie's "Human Physiology," so far as the writer knows, is the first book of its kind which appears to fully meet the demands of the case. It is written with rare judgment by one who proves himself familiar with his subject and is evidently quite up to date. The style of the work is clear and the subject is treated so skilfully that it holds the attention of the pupil all the way through. It is amply illustrated, and the illustrations, by actually illuminating the text, greatly add to its value. It is a pity all the old-school physiologies cannot be thrown into the rubbish-pile where they belong, and "Ritchie" substituted for them. The Roll-Call. DR. CHARLES P. BEAMAN Homoeopathic Medical College of New York, 1882) died in Ithaca, N. Y., October 6th, aged forty-nine years. DR. JOHN CAMPBELL BUELL (Homoeopathic Medical College, University of Michigan, 1892) died at his home in Rives Junction, Mich., September 25th, aged thirty-nine years. DR. CHARLES H. EVANS (Homœopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1869) died in Chicago, October 4th, after an operation for carcinoma of the stomach. He was for a time a member of the faculty of the Hahnemann of Chicago. Aged sixty-two years. DR. EDWARD GROVE (Cleveland University of Medicine and Surgery, 1897), of San Diego, Cal., died October 18th, from the effects of an automobile accident; aged about thirty-five years. DR. GEORGE CHRISTIAN HALLER (Hahnemann of Philadelphia, 1897) of Germantown, Pa., died September 5th, after undergoing an operation for appendicitis. Aged thirty-seven years. DR. RILEY S. LYCAN (Cleveland Homœopathic Medical College, 1880) died at his home in Paris, Ill., on October 2nd, aged fifty-four years. DR. MARKWELL SEWARD PIRDY (Chicago Homœopathic, 1884) died at his home in Utica, N. Y., July 25th, aged fifty years. Dr. Augustus B. SOUTHWICK (Homœopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1867) died at his home in Rome, N. Y., September 11th, aged sixty-nine years. Dr. Alfred M. WEBSTER (Chicago Homœopathic Medical College, 1887) killed himself by shooting, at Grand Rapids, Mich., on September 30th; aged sixty years. DR. HENRY WHEELER, a distinguished British homœopath, died at Norwich, England, on September 12th, aged seventy-three years. DR. GREENVILLE SMITH STEVENS, said to have been the oldest homoopathic physician in Rhode Island, died at his home in Providence, R. I., on September 16th, aged eighty-one years. Profession at Home. SAVE YOUR CASH!-We take pleasure in offering to the profession the North American Journal of Homeopathy in conjunction with the PACIFIC COAST JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY for four dollars a year, thus saving the subscriber one dollar on these two journals. All readers know that our Eastern contemporary stands at the head of the list, and no wide-awake practitioner should attempt to get along without the North American. Of ourselves we have nothing to say, but doctors who wish to get the latest from both East and West can make no mistake in availing themselves of our offer. DR. THOMAS WINSLOW, of Oakland, is in Flagstaff, Arizona, expecting to receive much benefit from that climate. DR. OVEREND G. Rose, formerly a resident of Camp Meeker, is now located in Monte Rio, Sonoma County (P. O. Box 100). DR. A. L. CUNNINGHAM, of Oakland, is under the weather; chronic malaria. DR. PHILIP RICE, of Berkeley, has disposed of his office and household goods, expecting to go East early in November. He and Mrs. Rice will pay visits to friends in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and other States, expecting to arrive in New York on December 1st, where they will remain for some months. How prolonged their stay will be has not yet been positively decided. DR. PHILBROOK, of Santa Cruz, ran up to "the city" for a bit of rest and recreation. Too much hard work, and the usual results. DRS. F. D. BISHOP and A. W. BUELL, of Long Beach, California, have entered into a partnership, with offices in the First National Bank Building. DR. JENNIE E. NESBITT has moved from Garden City Bank Building to San Jose Bank Building, San Jose, California. DR. W. S. LAVY, of Gridley, California, one of the H. M. C. P. boys, became the father of a lively boy about a year ago. This "news" would have been given our readers sooner, probably a year ago, had the young father been thoughtful enough to remember at the time the important event occurred that his friends should have been given an opportunity to rejoice with him. DR. C. B. PINKHAM has been elected chief surgeon of the Emergency Service of San Francisco. DR. CATHERINE C. V. SCOTT has removed from the Galen to the Phelan Building, San Francisco. DR. W. W. GAMBLE, of Gridley, for many years a resident of the bay region, experienced a sense of great loneliness with the approach of the Portola festival, which resulted in his spending the week in the city. Of course, Mrs. Gamble accompanied him. Dr. O. SwaizE, of Sacramento, who during the last few months has not been in good health, has taken a rest and sought needed diversion amid the stirring scenes of the Portola festival. DR. NELSON BAILEY, of Berkeley, California, was married at Seattle, Washington, on October 23d. DRS. JAMES W. WARD AND WM. BOERICKE have returned from the East. The trip was hurried, but eventful. DR. SAMPSON has returned from his vacation and is on duty again at the Hahnemann Hospital. DR. F. J. PETERSON, of Lompoc, Cal., desires to exchange a lot of new and nearly new medical books for a good microscope, 1-12 oil emersion or a Geneva opthalmoscope and retinoscope with table and chair. DR. W. A. BURR, for many years a prominent member of the Colorado profession, has permanently removed to Pasadena, Cal. DR. S. A. STACY, formerly of Ohio, has located in Eugene, Ore. THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY HOMOEOPATHIC SOCIETY, on account of the claims of the Portola celebration, postponed its last monthly meeting for a week. THE IDAHO HOMEOPATHIC SOCIETY was organized at Boise, Idaho, Oct. 7th. The following officers were elected: President, Dr. R. S. Gregory, Boise; Vice-President, Dr. Susan Bruce Lewiston; Secretary, Dr. H. M. Holverson, Boise; Treasurer, Dr. Fred. Pittenger, Boise; Delegates to the American Institute of Homœopathy, Drs. Gregory and Holverson. The secretary writes: "We will meet you and make your acquaintance at Los Angeles. Our motto is, "Every member a member of the Institute." |